People v. Smith
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mangano, J.
Defendant stands convicted, after a nonjury trial, of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree. On the instant appeal, defendant contends that several prejudicial errors were committed during the trial which require reversal of the judgment of conviction. We agree with the defendant, and therefore reverse the judgment and order a new trial.
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Defendant’s conviction of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree arose out of the fatal beating which was inflicted on his paramour’s 15-month-old baby during the early morning hours of January 19, 1980.
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